Disputed Pokémon

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Over the course of the Pokémon series, a number of creatures with traits of Pokémon have appeared. Their status as Pokémon is often disputed.

Creatures with disputed status

		Unnamed bear
		File:Alpha honouguma.png The only known information about this creature is from its brief appearance in EP072. It seems to be a bear, possibly a scrapped version of Teddiursa, Ursaring, or Honōguma. Although the artifact has brown markings, since all the other Pokémopolis Pokémon seen in the episode had similar markings, it is unlikely that this would be a normal feature. Whether or not it was even intended to be in the games is unknown.
Debut	The Puzzle of Pokémopolis

		Unnamed arachnid
		This creature made its sole appearance in EP138. It seems to be a giant yellow spider, with four red compoundeyes, and a mouth with four large fangs. It has a thorax with eight long brown legs. Its abdomen is much larger relative to the rest of it body, with two thin black stripes. Its cry has the sound of a scream, not unlike Victreebel's. The nature of it appearance (in a Gligarman movie) would appear to indicate it may be a fictional monster or Pokémon, and whether it is supposed to be portrayed by a real Pokémon, a mecha, or simply special effects is unclear, though its movements and its cry give it an extremely organic appearance. Due to its appearance rather early into the Johto series of the anime, it is unlikely to have been intended to be in the games, and can be considered to be an anime-exclusive Pokémon.
Debut	The Superhero Secret

		Unnamed fish
		The only representation, albeit in statue form, of the aquatic life that Kabutops is said to have feasted on in most Pokédex entries since Red and Blue. It bears some similarity to the silhouette on the Neo Genesis card Super Rod.
Debut	Fossil Fools

		Recurring fossil/artifact
		This clay artifact that looks like a Pokémon appeared in Fossil Fools and then again over 9 and a half years later in Bucking the Treasure Trend!. Professor Oak descibes it as an "ancient Pokémon fossil [or] artifact". It bears similarity to the Clay Doll Pokémon Baltoy and Claydol. Due to this, it may have been based on shakōkidogū - a "spaceman" clay figurine from the Jōmon period of Japanese history.
Debut	Fossil Fools

		Unnamed fairy
		An unnamed fairy was seen in Molly Hale's Book of Legendary Pokemon in Spell of the Unown. Due to its resemblance to Beautifly, some fans have speculated that it may have been a very early prototype of Beautifly. It also has some similarity to Leavanny.
Debut	Spell of the Unown

		Unnamed sun
		An unnamed sun was seen in Molly Hale's Book of Legendary Pokemon in Spell of the Unown. Due to its slight resemblance to Solrock, some fans have speculated that it may have been a very early prototype of Solrock.
Debut	Spell of the Unown

		Unnamed monster
		An evil monster that attacked the city of Alto Mare in Pokemon Heroes.
Debut	Pokémon Heroes

		Shellder's gastropod evolutions
		Main article: Shellder (Pokémon) Main article: Slowbro (Pokémon) Main article: Slowking (Pokémon) In the anime, Shellder is required to evolve Slowpoke into Slowbro or Slowking. Shellder clamps onto a Slowpoke's tail to evolve into Slowbro, or onto its head while wearing the King's Rock to evolve into a Slowking. Even though Shellder changes form drastically when it bonds with Slowpoke to evolve, it is not considered an evolution in and of itself.
Debut	Pokémon Red and Green Versions

		Baby Kangaskhan
		Main article: Kangaskhan (Pokémon) Kangaskhan carries around a little purple baby Kangaskhan in their pouch. The baby Kangaskhan lacks the ridges and patches on its mother’s body, and its small fangs are not visible outside of its mouth. Even with the advent of breeding and baby Pokémon, the baby Kangaskhan has yet to be made into a separate Pokémon, and as a result, all Kangaskhan are born with a baby already in its pouch.
Debut	Pokémon Red and Green Versions

		Origin Reshiram/Zekrom
		Main article: Reshiram (Pokémon) Main article: Zekrom (Pokémon) Main article: Kyurem (Pokémon) Main article: Tao trio The origins of Zekrom and Reshiram are told in legends, as they were once a single powerful Dragon Pokémon used by twin heroes in order to create the Unova region. But the brothers each sought something different in life—truth for the older brother and ideals for the younger—and they began to argue, then fight, over who's side was right. The single dragon, in response, split into two Pokémon: Reshiram, who sided with the older twin, and Zekrom, who sided with the younger twin. It is possible that Kyurem is what is left of the original dragon Pokémon.
Debut	Pokémon Black and White Versions

		Origin Genesect
		Main article: Genesect (Pokémon) While Genesect is a cyborg Pokémon, it did not previously take this form. The modern Genesect was revived by Team Plasma from a fossil of this Pokemon, and modified into its present appearance. According to Genesect's Pokédex entries, it existed over 300 million years ago, and was feared as a powerful hunter. Due to its lack of Team Plasma alterations, it is unlikely that it would have been part Template:Type2, nor would it have access to Techno Buster or similar moves.
Debut	Pokémon Black and White Versions

		"Venustoise"
		In The Ghost of Maiden's Peak, a Gastly, who had the ability to create illusions that were solid enough to attack people, created a crossbreed of a Blastoise and a Venusaur, calling it a "Venustoise".
Debut	The Ghost of Maiden's Peak

		Unknown Unown
		Main article: Unown (Pokémon) Unreleased Unown. Due to the introduction of two additional Unown forms in Generation III, some fans have speculated that these may have been very early prototypes for new forms of Unown. Some of the letters resemble Я, Ω, Σ, б, Д, ω, Π, and σ.
Debut	Spell of the Unown

"Isamu Akai's unnamed Pokémon"		"Isamu Akai's unnamed Pokémon"
"Isamu Akai's unnamed Pokémon"		This unknown Bug-type Pokémon was captured by Isamu Akai in The Big Battle In The Viridian Forest!!. It was his second Pokémon, after Pippi. Other than the fact that it is a Bug-type, the only other thing known about this Pokémon is that it's supposedly very weak. It escaped from its Monster Ball in the same chapter.
Debut	The Big Battle In The Viridian Forest!!

"Zapmolcuno"		"Zapmolcuno"
"Zapmolcuno"		File:Zapmolcuno.png Main article: Zapmolcuno Zapmolcuno (サ・ファイ・ザー Sa Fai Zaa) was the result of a Team Rocket experiment created by fusing the three legendary birds—Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres—in the Pokémon Adventures manga.
Debut	The Winged Legends

		Unnamed Dialga/Palkia statue
		Main article: Dialga (Pokémon) Main article: Palkia (Pokémon) In the Pokémon Adventures manga the statue in Eterna City is neither Dialga or Palkia but a combination of the two statues. This is a reflection of the statue's appearance in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl and Pokémon Platinum being ambiguously shaped in order to represent a different member of the duo in each game.
Debut	VS Roserade I